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“We did a nice job on the mound against a deep lineup.”
Mike Scioscia
“There's no question what he does for a lineup. He can make your lineup deeper. It's not going to relate to 12 runs every night, but tonight we got some runners on and drove them in. Vlad was in the middle of everything.”
“That's a tough lineup, and you have to make pitches in good locations to get them out. I think he got a little too fine in some counts.”
“To move Erstad, it would have to make the whole lineup better. It would be a significant move. You would expect significant results.”
“There are always spots to be won, regardless of position. I think you can look at our lineup and see where the competition is. I think that's probably obvious, but nothing is ever etched in stone.”
Mike Sullivan
“He didn't say anything to me, and the trainer didn't say anything. So he's in the lineup.”
Mike Hargrove
“Our pitches got very tentative. You can't get tentative against a lineup like the Yankees. We threw ball one, ball two.”
“Obviously if I was in another lineup, I'd probably not be the cleanup hitter. So for me, personally, it's kind of an honor. I'm glad they feel confident in me to put me in that position. For me, it's just exciting to be in the big leagues opening up. Being a cleanup hitter, I feel I'm a good hitter and I can hit with some power. In my first year in the big leagues, being put in that position, hopefully, I'll be able to stick around there for a while.”
Mike Jacobs
“The presence of having Lance healthy in the lineup is something you can't really explain. When I came up to bat, the pressure was really off because of Willy and Lance. It was really those two guys in that inning.”
Morgan Ensberg
“When I face a left-handed lineup, it narrows down what I have to accomplish in that game. It simplifies my game plan.”
Aaron Cook
